Ballot Cast For Teacher Executive Posts In Louisiana
Members of the Louisiana Teachers Assn from two districts voted at the state convention in Baton Rouge on executive council posts for the fourth and fifth districts. Ralph Rentz opposed Margaret Yeorgin in the fourth district, while Louis Bartus faced Faye McCormick in the sixth. Education policy topics and a proposed resolution opposing school integration dominated discussion, with final action on resolutions due Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Teachers Assn
LTA
Baton Rouge High School
Ralph L. Rentz
Minden
Margaret K. Yeorgin
Springhill
Louis C. Bartus
Albany
Faye P. McCormick
Bogalusa
Rentz
E. R. Minchew
Castor
U.S
J. Skelly Wright
New Orleans
Congo Army Rampage After Diplomat Ousted
In Leopoldville the Congo army forced Ghana's top diplomat to quit after an all night battle with United Nations troops. Ghana charge d'affaires Nathaniel Welbeck departed on a Soviet plane as soldiers arrested and beat many U N officials in retaliation for the death of field commander Co Kokolo in the fighting.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Ghana
United Nations
Nathaniel Welbeck
U. N
Co. J. Kokolo
U.N
World Organization
Joseph Mobutu
Welbeck
Accra
United Nations Trops
Patrice Lumumba
Mobutu
Henry J. Alexander
Leopold II
Davis Denies Calling Parley of Governors
In Baton Rouge a disputed plan for a November 30 meeting of southern governors prompted denials from Gov. Jimmie H. Davis of Louisiana. Gov. Ross Barnett of Mississippi acknowledged inviting others, while North Carolina Gov. Luther Hodges had mixed signals. Virginia Gov. J. Lindsay Almond and Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus denied invitations.
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Davis
Baton Rouge
Jimmie H. Davis
Louisiana
New Orleans
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
South America
Barnett
Joe Bullock
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond
Richmond
Nashville
Buford Ellington
Little Rock
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Morrison Blames Rainach Perez For Orleans Strife
New Orleans mayor deLesseps Morrison blames outsiders including William Rainach and Leander Perez for unrest after desegregation riots. He spoke on a nationwide program and said a bi racial committee must include all community segments, noting no Negroes attended a civic leaders meeting. Morrison defended police control, supported, but opposed court orders on integration, urging suspension to foster tolerance.
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New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
William Rainach
Leander H. Perez
Citizens Councils
Morrison
Orleans Parish
Eisenhower
Negro Juvenile Held In Franklin
Officials report a Negro juvenile admitted breaking and entering two homes in Winnsboro. Sheriff A J Stephens and City Marshal George Ferrington held him after he left a coat in a yard. The youth had recently returned from the State Industrial School for colored youths in Baton Rouge following a prior window peeping and burglary incident.
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Winnsboro
A. J. Stephens
George Ferrington
State Industrial School For
Baton Rouge
New Atom Sub Launched Today Ethan Allen
The Ethan Allen, the heaviest U S submarine in service, slid down the ways at Groton Conn today. It will carry Polaris missiles with 1 500 mile range and has wells for 16 missiles in its midsection. Displacing 6 900 tons and at 420 feet, the sub strengthens the United States fleet ballistic missile capability. General Lyman Lemnitzer labeled the sub a boost to national defense against Communist aggression.
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Groton
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ethan Allen
Louisiana folk music expert to hear Delhi string band
Dr. Harry Oster, renowned collector at LSU, will visit Delhi Friday night to listen to old time fiddlers banjo mandolin and guitar players at the community center starting about 8 p m. He aims to hear non electrified music and will be at page 3 A for details.
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Harry Oster
LSU
South
Louisiana
Delhi
Oster
Thornhill boy in Natchez undergoes eye surgery
Eight year old Natchez Mississippi boy Hugh Buddy Thornhill underwent eye surgery at St Francis Hospital to relieve pressure on the eye. Relatives said he was doing fine and the surgeon noted potential benefit once sedation faded. The child previously had one eye removed in 1955 to save the remaining eye from glaucoma.
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Natchez
Hugh
Buddy” Thornhill
California
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis
Louis Thornhill
Glen Desadier
Monroe
Glen
Thornhill
Jackson, Miss
San Francisco
Calif
Vidalia
Mississippi River
Louisiana Democrats oppose Kennedy electoral plan
UPI reports leaders of Louisiana Democratic Central Committee frowning on a proposal to withhold the state's 10 electoral votes from John F Kennedy. AP notes deposed Turkish premier Adnan Menderes acquitted of orders alleged regarding a child born to him and an opera singer. Pierre Salinger criticized U.S. messaging abroad as weak. NATO report cites record bloc aid to underdeveloped nations. An AP dispatch from Lima notes a tidal wave washing Lobos de Rivera coast towns, island Lobos de Rivera covered 90 feet high.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
Louisiana
Democratic Central Committee
John F. Kennedy
Yassiada Island
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Lima
Peru
Lobos de Rfuera
Pimental
Passman Opposed To Louisiana Electoral Vote
Congressman Otto E Passman in Monroe opposed withholding Louisiana's electoral vote from President elect Kennedy. He urged dropping the move as it harms their cause and cited Kennedy's plurality in Louisiana from November 8. He argued the election is over and results cannot be changed nationally and warned it could jeopardize federal matching funds for Louisiana programs.
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Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Louisiana
Kennedy
Passman
Chilren
Death Toll Climbs To 3 In Lafayette
The three car weekend crash on Route 94 in Lafayette, Louisiana, left three dead: Robert Minto Jr. of Norco, Whitfield P. Alleman, 43, a Lafayette car salesman, and Gayle Mayeaux, 19, of St. Francisville. Kathleen Payment, 23, of Atlanta, and Joseph King, 19, of Abbeville, were seriously injured.
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Lafayette
Robert Minto Jr
Norco
Whitfield P. Alleman
Gayle Mayeaux
St. Francisville
Kathleen Payment
Atlanta
Joseph King
Abbeylile
English miner rescued after 70 hours trapped underground
A 26 year old English miner, Alan Rose from Manchester, was freed from a gold mine in Timmins Ontario after 70 hours trapped 1,700 feet deep. He chatted cheerfully with coworkers as crews completed the final operations following a timber collapse Saturday afternoon.
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Timmins
Ont
Alan Rose
Manchester
England
Rose
Boy 12 Dies Unexpectedly in Local Hospital
Phillip Fletcher Fuller twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Rayville Fuller of 3001 Renwick died unexpectedly Monday night in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements and other details were unavailable at noon today. Kilpatrick's is in charge.
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Phillip Fletcher Fuller
Rayville Fuller
Renwick
Kilpatrick’s
Davis and Jackson Rally Tonight in Monroe
Gov Jimmie Davis and Supt Shelby Jackson are slated to speak at Neville High School in Monroe at 8 p.m. tonight. State Sovereignty Commission chairman Frank Voelker Jr. will also address the gathering as officials publicly press Louisiana's sovereignty fight amid the federal school integration debate.
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Jimmie H. Davis
Shelby M. Jackson
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Capitol
Kate
Davis
Jackson
Neville High School
Otto E. Passman
Frank Voelker Jr
State Sovereignty Commission
Lake Providence
Chris Faser
Passman
Voelker
Louisiana
New Orleans
Writer Prefers Love Over Crime After Stabbing
New York AP report says Norman Mailer, 37, author of The Naked and the Dead, professed love for his wife Adele Mailer, 33, after allegedly stabbing her during a party. Mailer was fingerprinted and photographed, charged with felonious assault, and later said little about the case.
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New York
Norman Mailer
Mailer
Adele
University Hospital
John Cox
Sevenfold Losses Define Thanksgiving Crash Toll
National Safety Council warns of danger as seven lives per crash and four double-digit fatalities mark a grim Thanksgiving travel period. Across Toltec Arizona, Dexter Lake near Eugene Oregon, and Leiston Minnesota, families lost seven members each in separate accidents. A minister and his six children also faced tragedy as mourners head to services and await further details.
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National Safety Council
Toltec
Ariz
Southern Pacific
Annabelle Martin
Ralph Jewel
Benjamin Martin
Martin
Eugene
Ore
Dexter Lake
Howard R. Lemons
Weather outlook: showers move through area midweek
Cloudy skies bring continued showers and thundershowers through Wednesday with a dip in temperatures. Highs around 64 Tuesday and 60 Wednesday, lows near 46 tonight. A trace of rain was recorded at Selman Field Monday, with a high of 69 and a low of 53.
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Selman Field
Today’s Chuckle Dieting Hips Never Arrive Joke
A light humor line on dieting compares waiting for hips that never arrive to the delays and whims of dieting trends. The quip plays on anticipation and body image with a playful tone.
City settles with firm over burned gym building
Monroe officials confirm a $10,000 compromise payment to Houston Contracting Co. for a Selman Field gymnasium building destroyed by fire. Mayor Jack Howard says the deal settles the dispute out of court after the city alleged a negligent employee caused the blaze. Houston Contracting Co. disputes responsibility for the fire tied to a building funded by a federal grant.
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Monroe
Selman Field
W. L
Jack) Howard
Houston Contracting Co
Haynes Harkey Jr
Houston Company
Howard
U.S. Wins Ground at U.N. on Congo Delegation Seat
The U N General Assembly rejected Ghana’s bid to adjourn the Congo debate pending a full report on Leopoldville clashes. The 34 50 13 vote cleared the path for a quick decision on a credentials committee recommendation to seat a Kasavubu delegation. The outcome favored the U S and others backing Kasavubu.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Ghana
Congo
U.N
Leopoldville
Joseph Kasavubu
United States
Ksavubu
No Payroll Distribution For Orleans Parish Teachers
New Orleans AP The Orleans Parish school superintendent said nearly 2 million dollars in payroll for 4500 teachers and staff will not be distributed, calling the move unprecedented in state history. He blamed the governor and state legislators, noting the board lacks state recognition after federal court action. Employees should report to their regular assignments Monday while officials seek a resolution.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
James Redmond
Jimmie H. Davis
Redmond
State of
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Bond election voting light in Ward Five
Ward Five recreation bond election turnout was light at seven precincts with 270 votes of about 2,000 possible by noon. Polls stay open until 8 pm to approve a 625000 bond for 20 years and a 1.5 mill maintenance tax for 10 years funded by a 1.2 mill tax increase. West Monroe Recreation Commission called the election to fund extensive Ward Five facilities.
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Ward 5
West Monroe
Three Areas Challenge Recounts Slow Kennedy Victory Tally
Republicans filed recount requests in Illinois New Jersey and Texas seeking grounds to overturn parts of the vote while the national electoral tally shows John F Kennedy leading Richard Nixon 300 to 223 with 269 needed. Kennedy held a slim 174 627 popular vote edge amid ongoing unreported precincts and absentee ballots.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Illinois
New Jersey
Texas
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Alabama
Mississippi
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Rainach
Perez
Orleans
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Atom
Twin City
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Jamaica
Pierre Salinger
Paris
NATO
THE
Associated Press
John Eastman
Leiston
Minn
City
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